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Health Insurance on Capitol Hill and the Presidential Campaign Trail
As the presidential candidates debate the future of healthcare reform, President Bush and the Congress are at odds over a current program that's about to expire. the Iraqi government wants to crack down on America's private security forces, and US AID versus the Taliban in the toughest place in Afghanistan.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenAs the presidential candidates debate the future of healthcare reform, President Bush and the Congress are at odds over a current program that's about to expire. Should subsidized health insurance for poor children be expanded? How will the issue impact the ongoing campaign? Also, after a shoot-out involving Blackwater USA, the Iraqi government wants to crack down on America's private security forces and, on Reporter's Notebook, the US Agency for International Development versus the Taliban in the toughest place in Afghanistan.
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3 storiesIraq to Review Security Contractors after Shooting
After a shoot-out involving Blackwater USA , the government of Iraq wants to crack down on private America's security contractors. Megan Greenwell is in Baghdad for the Washington Post .
Read the story6 minHealth Insurance on Capitol Hill and the Presidential Trail
While Hillary Clinton and the rest of the candidates are debating healthcare reform, President Bush and the Congress are at odds over a current program that's about to expire.
Read the story33 minSecuring Afghanistan's Hydroelectric Jewel
Helmand Province is the toughest place in Afghanistan, full of drug lords, smugglers and the insurgent Taliban. That's why the US Agency for International Development is there—building its fifth largest project in the entire world.
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