Medicare reform and politics collide in 1990s quicktakes
A compact survey of policy battles and personalities. Medicare reform hurdles force tax or benefit-cut choices, GOP market fixes, and health policy skirmishes. Congress debates unions, Greenspan, cyber defense, and public notices amid notable quips from Lamm and Korologos.
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Deadbeat language fuels bias in child support debate
In a St. Petersburg Times opinion piece Bill Maxwell argues that labeling noncustodial fathers as deadbeats foments hostility and unjust policy. He details Nick Rougas’s case, a Coast Guard aviator balancing debt and custody while seeking fair support terms, and warns against dehumanizing rhetoric that harms families.
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Warner widens lead in Virginia GOP primary poll
Mason-Dixon Virginia Poll of 827 registered voters on June 34 shows Senator John Warner leading James Miller III 53 to 37 with 10 percent undecided. Turnout seen as key. North endorsement appears to hurt Miller with 32 percent saying it reduces appeal versus 15 percent saying it helps.
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