Health care fix proposals risk higher costs and more uninsured
In Washington opinions clash as lawmakers push a Patients Bill of Rights Act, but actuaries warn premiums could rise by about 1593 dollars per worker over four years. The measure may swell uninsured numbers, expand liability against employers and health plans, and increase federal regulations. Pamela G. Bailey of the Healthcare Leadership Council notes potential harm.
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Editorials Security key for embassies
After the Kenya and Tanzania embassies bombings that killed over 200 and injured about 5000, the United States should rethink embassy security and intelligence to deter future terrorism. Calls for stronger security, more staff, barricades, better communications, and closer allied information sharing.
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Congress approves landmark credit union expansion bill
Congress passes a major law expanding credit union membership and consumer protections. It reversed a Supreme Court ruling that hurt credit unions, but omits a fair lending provision. The bill aims to boost consumer choice and spur bank competition for better service. Oregon Statesman Journal.
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Black Civil War memorial honored in Washington DC
A new $2.6 million bronze memorial in Shaw, Washington DC, honors more than 200,000 Black veterans of the Civil War, led by Col. Robert Gould Shaw of the 54th Massachusetts. The piece notes Lincoln's wartime policies and the racial barriers Black troops faced, urging honest reckonings of history. C. Stone Brown writes for Crisis and NetNoir.
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Clinton as first mourner and commander in chief at embassy bombing ceremony
Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Bill Thompson critiques President Clinton's emotional display at Andrews Air Force Base for 10 of 12 victims of the Africa embassy bombings. He questions sincerity, contrasts tears with lack of decisive action against terrorism, and labels leadership as inadequate.
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