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The GOP and the Healthcare Battle
After the economy, the biggest political issue in this pre-election year is government's role in providing medical care. It once looked like a guaranteed loser for Democrats, but...
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenAfter the economy, the biggest political issue in this pre-election year is the role of government in providing healthcare. It once looked like a guaranteed loser for Democrats, but can the Republicans get their act together? We look for some answers. Also, the head of the IMF is arrested in New York on sexual assault charges, and Pakistan plays a dangerous game with nuclear expansion.
Banner image: Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney delivers his address on healthcare reform May 12, 2011 at the Cardiovascular Center on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photo: J.D. Pooley/Getty Images
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3 storiesIMF Chief Arrested in New York on Sexual Assault Charges
Dominique Strauss-Kahn says he's not guilty, but he'll have to remain in a New York jail at least until his next court hearing for attempted rape and other charges. Strauss-Kahn is head of the International Monetary Fund and was the leading candidate to defeat French President Nicolas Sarkozy. He was arraigned today in Manhattan Criminal Court.
Read the story7 minMedical Care and Political Confusion
Republicans who once warned about "death panels" are now telling Democrats to stop frightening old people with "Mediscare." But Newt Gingrich says the country's not ready for Paul Ryan's privatization plan , and some Republicans who voted for it are having second thoughts too.
Read the story34 minPakistan's Nuclear Program Is Fastest Growing in the World
Newsweek magazine has obtained commercial satellite photographs demonstrating that Pakistan is "greatly expanding plutonium production for its nuclear-weapons program." Other nuclear powers have learned that deterrence requires only a limited arsenal of weapons. Proliferation creates the possibility of "loose nukes" getting into the wrong hands.
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