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Healthcare, Insurance Companies and the Presidential Campaign
America's healthcare costs are rising faster than any place else in the world, but Americans are not getting healthier. Also, despite the President's urging, Congress lets the electronic wiretaping shield expire, and Clinton, Obama and the super-delegates who could decide the Democratic nomination.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenAmerica's healthcare costs are rising faster than any place else in the world, but Americans are not getting healthier. We hear about doctors, patients, insurance companies and the promises of presidential candidates. Also, Congress lets the electronic wiretaping shield expire, and between primaries, Obama and Clinton are battling for super-delegates who could finally decide the Democratic nomination.
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3 storiesDespite President's Urging, Congress Lets Wiretapping Shield Expire
The Congress has gone on a twelve-day recess without the House agreeing with the Senate to make permanent an electronic surveillance law that expires tomorrow at midnight. President Bush says Democratic leaders are putting the country in danger. Jim Oliphant is national legal affairs correspondent for the Chicago Tribune .
Read the story6 minHealthcare, Insurance Companies and the Presidential Campaign
The cost of healthcare is rising all over the world, but nowhere faster than in the United States, even though more spending does not mean better health. In five years, the cost of health insurance premiums rose 87% in the US, four times faster than the growth in wages.
Read the story37 minObama Gets SEIU Endorsement, Confusion Surrounds Lewis Switch
The Service Employees International Union, which represents two million public employees all over the US, endorsed Barack Obama today. Its president, Andy Stern, says, since union leaders met with the candidates last fall, "The excitement has been building for Obama."
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