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Obamacare gains cited amid GOP push for reforms
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported 2013 health care spending grew 3.6 percent the slowest since 1960. Uninsured dropped from 21 percent to 13 percent, California added 3.4 million insured. Pharma launched more drugs in 2013 than any of the prior decade. Republicans aim to undo mandates, press Obama to veto.
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Congress
Barack Obama
Centers For Medicare
Medicaid Services
U.S
George W. Bush
California
United States
Senate
GOP
Mitch McConnell
Obama
The Magic Answer to Newspapers and its Promises
A veteran observer traces a pattern of billionaire rescues in news media from 2007 to the present. Sam Zell Kazs, Chris Hughes, Pierre Omidyar, Aaron Kushner, and others promised growth, only to trigger debt, layoffs, and bankruptcies. The piece notes venture-funded ventures like Vox and BuzzFeed, Bezos led The Washington Post, and the enduring three generation rule of family-owned papers as the industry alternately seeks a magic solution.
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Zell
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New Republic
Chris Hughes
Pierre Omidyar
eBay
First Look Media
Glenn Greenwald
First Look
Aaron Kushner
Orange County Register
Ken Doctor
Register
Kushner
Los Angeles Register
Times
Vox Media
Buzzfeed
Washington Post
Amazon
Jet Bezos
Marty Baron
State funding fight turns ugly as lawsuit emerges
The Pennsylvania funding dispute erupts into a lawsuit led by Greater Johnstown School District students. Rural and small districts face higher class sizes and cuts, with 2012 13 test failures and limited tutoring. Experts warn any solution must avoid creating losers among districts and must address growing and shrinking student populations.
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Pennsylvania Association of Small and Rural Schools
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Johnstown
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Basic Education Funding Commission
John Callahan
Pennsylvania School Board Association
Callahan
John Finnerty
Harrisburg
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Michael Hiltzik
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Sharon Sorg
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