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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.

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    By Warren Olney • Sep 18, 2007 • 1h 0m Listen

    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. 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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      Warren Olney

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