Dependent coverage to raise premiums under new health law
The government estimates extending coverage to young adults on parents insurance until age 26 will lift employer plan premiums about 0.7 percent in 2011 with 1.2 million young adults expected to sign up. The change is a key early benefit of President Obama’s health care reform.
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Arizona referendum drives dropped over timing and legal concerns
Arizona organizers abandon two proposed referendum drives against the new immigration law citing difficulty timing petition filings for a 2012 vote and constitutional protections if approved. Oklahoma reports five deaths from violent weather with 58 injuries across the Southern Plains and interstate closures.
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Obama taps Kagan for Supreme Court nomination
President Obama introduces Elena Kagan as the next Supreme Court nominee. The 50 year old solicitor general would be the court’s youngest member and join Sotomayor and Ginsburg to form its first all woman trio. Kagan has never been a judge and hails from New York City with degrees from Princeton Oxford and Harvard.
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Brown to resign as British prime minister this year
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced he will resign by September at the latest after Labour's loss of 91 seats and a hung Parliament. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats negotiate over coalition terms and electoral reform while Brown faces blame for Labour's defeat.
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Karzai seeks wider Taliban talks during U S visit
Afghan President Karzai presses for broader Taliban engagement as U S officials hesitate to back top insurgent talks. The four day trip aims to reassure Americans of Afghanistan's political path while showing progress before a White House strategy review.
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Lena Horne, barrier-breaking star, dies at 92
New York AP reports Lena Horne, famed jazz singer and actress known for Stormy Weather, died at 92 at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Quincy Jones recalled her as a pioneering groundbreaker who broke racial barriers in music and film, shaping 20th century entertainment.
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