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A passable kids' healthcare plan
In a perfect world, Congress would pass the House's reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program by an overwhelming majority. Unfortunately, seeing as the 6.6 million children in the program have to deal with reality -- particularly...Tags: Medicare, Social Issues, Health Insurance, Health, Republican Party
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Buffett rebuffs efforts to rate corporate conduct
Times Staff WriterOMAHA — Warren E. Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said Sunday that he regarded efforts to rate the performance of companies on social, human rights or environmental measures to be of dubious merit and would not consider such factors...Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, BP Plc, Warren Buffett, Civil Rights
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Yes on 1A, 1C, 1D, 1E and 1F
Most of the measures on the May 19 special election ballot would help California begin to climb out of its current budget mess while laying a foundation for later, more thoughtful and more far-reaching reform. The Times recommends a yes vote on...Tags: Referenda, Crime, Law and Justice, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Family
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His Is a Tale of Timing and Gradual Change Political Evolution
Times Staff WritersIn his early years as an assemblyman from Fresno, Democrat Cruz Bustamante seemed to fit his farm belt district like a beloved slipper: He did all he could for agriculture, made environmentalists nervous and sidestepped votes on controversial issues --...Tags: Labor Legislation, Environmental Politics, Nature, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Employees
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The New Foreign Aid
Times Staff WriterThis Appalachian town declared itself the Sock Capital of the World for good reason. It began making stockings in 1907 and once boasted of producing 1 of every 8 pairs worn on the planet. The cushion-sole sock was invented here. Local sock makers are...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Labor Legislation, DeKalb, Family, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Surprising twist
Times Staff WriterIn laboratories across the country, nicotine — widely vilified as one of the greatest threats to human health — is undergoing a makeover. Separated from cigarettes, molecularly tweaked and carefully administered, nicotine holds promise as...Tags: Research, Nervous System, Ulcerative Colitis, Duke University, Education
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Senate OKs Corporate Tax Cut
Times Staff WriterThe Senate today approved a sweeping corporate tax overhaul — one of a series of measures with broad appeal to key constituencies. The vote, 69 to 17, took place as the Senate began wrapping up its preelection session this week. During an...Tags: Mary L. Landrieu, NASCAR, Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Natural Disasters
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Smoking 'em out
Times Staff WriterHarley Bates is steaming. He pushes past the off-duty cop standing in front of his ranch and charges the reporter and photographer. "Get the hell off my land!" he says. "Sir, I'm a reporter " "You're scaring people taking their pictures as they drive...Tags: Christianity, John Wayne, Photography, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Lawyers Put Their Weight Behind Obesity Cases
Times Staff WriterLast week, behind closed doors, veteran attorneys of the tobacco wars taught a class on how to attack what they say is the nation's latest health affliction: fast food. The session at Northeastern University was as secretive as McDonald's has been...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Public Relations, Dining and Drinking, Princeton University, Teen-agers
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Funding Studies to Suit Need
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn 1994, it was the biggest punitive damages judgment in history: $5.3 billion that an Alaskan federal jury awarded to fishermen and others whose livelihoods had been devastated by the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill. Three years later, as Exxon waged...Tags: Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Crime, Law and Justice, Employers, Research, Trips and Vacations
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Voters Approve 'Three Strikes' Law, Reject Smoking Measure
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCalifornians overwhelmingly approved Proposition 184, the tough "three strikes" sentencing law Tuesday, and solidly rejected the tobacco industry-financed initiative to roll back the state's strict smoking restrictions. Voters also slapped down a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Dining and Drinking, Social Issues, Health Insurance, Justice System
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House OKs $2 billion tax bill, Senate backs Capitol repair
The Bemidji PioneerThe keystone of Minnesota Democrats' budget plans, $2 billion in tax increases, won House approval early today and the Senate pulled a surprise in the early morning hours by approving money to fund state Capitol building renovations. Faced with a...Tags: Renovation, Brooklyn Park, Mall of America, Taxation, Property
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