Young adults key to funding health care plan
The health care reform push hinges on young adults under 30 to fund coverage through subsidies and added penalties for not buying insurance. A University of Maryland rally targets mobilizing voters while experts warn many lack current access to affordable plans and face student debt and limited employer coverage.
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Health reform debate grows as public option stays a priority
A Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust survey finds 40 percent of employers may raise workers out of pocket costs next year. Obama supports including a public option in a reform plan as House rebukes Rep. Wilson for You lie remark amid party line votes. Senate Finance Chairman Baucus proceeds without GOP guarantees.
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Mullen Says Afghanistan May Require More U S Troops
Admiral Michael Mullen told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Afghanistan war probably needs more forces and that 2000 to 4000 additional U S and NATO trainers will help jump start Afghan security. He warned that more U S combat troops may be needed in the near term.
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UN panel calls for six month probes into Gaza conflict
The Goldstone committee urges Security Council action demanding credible investigations by Israel and Hamas within six months or ICC referral. It accuses Israel of targeting civilians in mosques and schools and destroying Gaza City crops and factories including the only flour mill.
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UN orders recount at four percent of polling sites
In Kabul a United Nations backed complaints commission ordered a recount of 10 percent of Afghanistan’s 26 000 polling stations amid fraud allegations in the presidential election.
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Jody Powell dies former Carter White House press secretary
Jody Powell, 65, longtime Carter White House press secretary, died of a heart attack at his Maryland home. A member of the Georgia Mafia, Powell helped run the Carter campaign, served 1977 to 1981, and later built and led major Washington public relations firms Powell Tate and Ogilvy & Mather.
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