Insurance merger battle tests Kansas health care market
Att orneys wrangle over Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield proposed merger as Kansas officials hear testimony. Anthem chief Larry Glasscock pledges local control and modest 3.5 percent profit gains while defending pricing. Critics warn higher premiums and reduced payments threaten consumers, hospitals, and doctors.
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Topeka
Anthem
Larry Glasscock
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Glasscock
Kansas
Indianapolis
Anthem Blue Cross
Cantilo
Indiana
Cantile
Sebelius
Michael Smith
Smith
Kansas Blue Cross
John Knack
Blue Cross of Kansas
Plan to cut education budget sparks tax debate in Kansas
Senate leaders push Kerr Morris blueprint to trim the current budget by 23.7 million, move tobacco settlement funds, reduce prescription for seniors, and ease ending balance rules while preserving state worker raises. Critics warn timing amid recession and rising welfare caseloads.
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Senate
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
Morris
Kerr-Morris
Dale Dennis
Education
Kerr
Four Israeli soldiers and two Palestinians killed in attack
At dawn two Palestinians breached the Gaza border fence and killed four Israeli soldiers at an army post near the Gaza Strip before being shot dead. Hamas claimed responsibility amid stalled U S led truce efforts as Israeli officials vowed retaliation.
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Yasser Arafat
Palestinian Authority
Hamas
Arafat
Islamic Jihad Group
Israel
Gaza Strip
Kerem Shalom
Wendy's to drop Dave Thomas from ads after his death
Wendy's will continue the founder’s homespun tone but will remove Dave Thomas from commercials after his death at 69 in Fort Lauderdale. Officials say older ads won’t be rerun, and Thomas’s cameo role had been fading as the company plans campaigns without him.
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Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Afghanistan
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U.S
Taliban
al-Qaida
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Kabul
United States
Columbus, Ohio
Wendy's
Dave Thomas
Thomas
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Dave
Denny Lynch
Wendy's International
Dublin
Dave's
Wendy’s
Lynch
Jack Schuessler
Jim McKennan
Bates Worldwide
IBP temporarily scales back work force across plants
IBP reduced production at Emporia Kansas and Lexington Nebraska plants and cut hours at Amarillo Texas plant as market conditions softened. Finney County plant halted processing Monday and Tuesday with about 900 workers unpaid for two shifts. management planned to resume operations and evaluate next week’s schedule. Mickelson says weekly reviews and winter market slowdowns guide decisions.
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Finney County
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IBP
Emporia
Lexington
Neb
Amarillo
Texas
Mickelson
Karkiainen
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