The Medicaid system has been close to financial collapse for a very long time.
2012
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Israel suspected in attack that killed Iranian nuclear scientist
JERUSALEM — An Iranian scientist working at a key nuclear facility in that country was killed Wednesday in Tehran, the latest act in what appears to be a widening covert effort to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program. Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, a chemistry expert and senior official at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, died […]
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Occupy goes to Washington
A city used to large rallies draws Occupiers as the movement elsewhere is flickering.
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Our View: Expelled students should have a way back
Schools should design plans so students who have broken the rules can earn a second chance.
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Hockey Notebook: Yachtsmen close to full strength
The Falmouth boys’ hockey team may be getting healthy at just the right time of the season. Despite the absence of key players from their lineup, the Yachtsmen have won 4 of their last 6 games. But Falmouth Coach Deron Barton expects his team to be at full strength for the first time this season […]
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Swimming Notebook: Swim teams spreading a message
Linda Howard, the diving coach at Greely High, remembers watching a field hockey game at Bates College one autumn during Breast Cancer Awareness month. The players wore high pink socks. They played with a pink ball. Pink ribbons adorned the field. “I’ve seen a lot of sports teams do this in October,” she said. Now […]
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High court protects church schools from employee bias suits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave churches and religious schools a new shield against civil rights claims from their employees, ruling Wednesday that the principle of church-state separation bars bias suits from teachers who serve as “ministers” of the faith. In a unanimous ruling, the high court for the first time held the Constitution includes […]
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Buffett says he’ll match gifts by GOP senators to Treasury
OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett said Wednesday he’s willing to match any contributions that Republican members of Congress make to help reduce the national debt. Buffett told Time magazine about his offer in a conversation about why he’s optimistic about the nation’s future. Buffett, who is chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, was criticized […]
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Agribusiness company cutting 1,000 positions
DECATUR, Ill. — Agribusiness conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland Co. announced plans Wednesday to cut 1,000 mostly salaried jobs as it navigates volatile global crops markets. The move will cut 15 percent of the Decatur-based company’s corporate staff, about 3 percent of its total work force, CEO Patricia Woertz said in statement. Archer Daniels Midland reported […]
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Thrusters fired to direct mission to Mars
LOS ANGELES — A NASA spacecraft has begun firing its thrusters to refine its flight path to Mars. The maneuver Wednesday was expected to last three hours and put the one-ton rover nicknamed Curiosity on course for a landing on the red planet. Curiosity is scheduled to touch down in August in a crater near […]