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Health care reformers send out mixed messages on the uninsured as well. The moral imperative of improving their health care is what drives the passion of most liberal activists for reform. But when you read the liberal policy analysts, it quickly becomes clear that getting young and healthy people to...
That pace finally accelerated on Aug. 13, when two Pakistani military helicopters dropped a 16-person rescue team at base camp. According to a diplomatic source at Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, half the team is made up of alpinists from around the world, and half are Pakistani porters...
But it took more than a couple of days before a rescue effort could even be organized. For one thing, there were few experienced climbers in the area who were acclimated enough to the altitude to begin a rescue. Bad weather and difficult terrain forced several helicopters sent out to...
Organizing the diplomatic effort wasn't easy either. Pakistani authorities, like those in other countries, require alpinists to pay for their rescue up front, and it took several days to pull the money together. Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero called his Pakistani counterpart to ask...
The story has gripped the Spanish. Over the past few days, it has been the front page of most of the national papers, and headlines Thursday announced that Secretary of State for Sports Jaime Lissavetsky was "optimistic" that Pérez would be saved within 48 hours. But everyone remains...