Government-Run Health Care Coming To A State Near You

The Star Ledger
"Those promises must contend with the reality of MassCare. For one thing, the program has exploded in costs, now 85 percent over budget. Health insurance premiums rose 12 percent last year; individuals complain of being left with a choice of just seven government-approved health policies; clinics and hospitals feel squeezed by reimbursement rates; the total number of uninsured has moved down slightly."
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Lexington Institute
"The growing rift between the Bush Administration and Pakistan’s new government over how to deal with militants operating in tribal areas along the Afghan border is a reminder that America’s global war against terrorists depends heavily on the forbearance of host nations. If Pakistan decides it has had enough of America’s presence in the region, conducting military operations in Afghanistan will become much harder. Not only would U.S. forces be unable to reach the landlocked country from the Indian Ocean -- the only alternative to crossing Pakistan is to transit Iran -- but Pakistan’s loosely ruled tribal areas could become a permanent sanctuary for Taliban insurgents."
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Competitive Enterprise Institute
"A new anti-Gore ad produced by the Competitive Enterprise Institute has been censored by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. The association claims copyright infringement over seven seconds of footage in the ad—footage which was taken from a documentary that the Association itself posted on YouTube. A “takedown” notice by the association led to the ad being yanked off YouTube over the weekend. CEI has since put the ad on its own website."
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The Federalist Society
"My purpose here is to simply suggest some potential judicial frontiers as we once again debate the role of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the midst of an election."
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