Seidman Faces Tough Path in S&L Rescue Effort
FDIC chair Seidman leads the bailout push amid a multi hundred billion dollar S&L crisis. He warns of high costs, political risk, and a long road to reform while pushing for a bill to place the bailout under FDIC control and secure a signing this summer.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington (Ap
Bill Seidman
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Seidman
S&l
Congress
FDIC
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp
S&ls
General Accounting Office
Seidman — L. William
Gerald R. Ford
White House
Arizona State University
Savings and Loan
Senate
House
Savings and Loan Lobby
Bush
Seid
Treasury
Doctors join unions amid ethical and policy debates
Labor organizers report rising physician union membership across the United States, arguing collective bargaining could reshape health care financing and HMO contracts. Ethicists caution strikes must not jeopardize patient care, while union advocates contend doctors can balance patient needs with self interests and system reform.
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Boston
Sanford A. Marcus
Union of American Physicians and Dentists
Oakland
Barry Leibowitz
Doctors Council
UAPD
Marcus
Bush plan aims rapid reform for cleaner air
President Bush outlines sweeping air program including Acid Rain targets cutting sulfur dioxide by 10 million tons and nitrogen oxide by 2 million by 2000. Costs rise with scrubbers and coal switching. Smog rules tighten gasoline volatility and tailpipe emissions with a decade to phase in alternative-fuel vehicles in nine metro areas. Toxic chemicals rules require best technology and a decade to cover all chemicals.
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Los Angeles
Houston
New York City
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Philadelphia
San Diego
Chicago
Connecticut
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Harvard Health Plan
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
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Doctors and Surgeons Association of Massachusetts
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Sand Creek
Ottawa
Southview Hospice
Louisburg
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Main
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Franklin County
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