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Opinion Beyond Obamacare: 5 opinions on health care reform
Health care reform remains a contentious issue in the United States. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of President Obama's health care law, the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. But some Republicans, like presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, hope to repeal the law under the next Congress. Here, writers explore five key aspects of health-care reform.
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Opinion Beyond Obamacare: 5 opinions on health care reform
Health care reform remains a contentious issue in the United States. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of President Obama's health care law, the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. But some Republicans, like presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, hope to repeal the law under the next Congress. Here, writers explore five key aspects of health-care reform.
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Nigeria dispatches troops to north to stop Boko Haram attacks
The Christmas Day attack on a church is only the latest in string of attacks by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, who has given Christians living in the north three days to leave the region.
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Move over Boko Haram, Nigeria's MEND rebels set to restart oil war in Niger Delta
Leaders of Nigeria's MEND rebel group – and other militia commanders in the oil-rich Niger Delta – say they're ready to launch fresh attacks after two years of relative quiet following a 2009 amnesty.
10/30/2011 04:28 pm -
The New Economy Iraq war will cost more than World War II
Iraq war, now winding down with US troop exit by December, has cost more than $800 billion so far. But ongoing medical treatment, replacement vehicles, etc., will push costs to $4 trillion or more.
10/25/2011 11:00 am -
Revulsion over Nigeria rape video shows power of social media
In Nigeria, rape video depicting an apparent gang attack on a woman by college students sparks a criminal investigation, and raises questions of how much smartphones have changed Nigerian society.
10/12/2011 02:08 pm -
Global News Blog Good Reads: Ahmadinejad and the UN theater, Hollywood's machine gun preacher
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech sends a third of the UN to the exits, while Hollywood introduces us to a 'Machine Gun Preacher' on the hunt for an African warlord.
09/23/2011 09:04 am -
Is Nigeria's Boko Haram group really tied to Al Qaeda?
A string of increasingly brutal attacks – along with reports that Boko Haram may soon hit Nigeria's predominately Christian South – is bringing fresh scrutiny of the Islamist group.
09/22/2011 12:56 pm -
An enduring, and emotional, allure
Gold is attractive to wear and look at, but even more attractive to own as a commodity these days.
07/16/2011 11:54 am -
David R. Francis Social Security: a target without a cause
Conservative Republicans want to cut Social Security, even though it's not a major contributor to US debt. A better solution to future Social Security shortfalls is a thriving economy.
02/24/2011 02:09 pm -
David R. Francis Estate taxes: States will want their cut, too
Nineteen states already have estate taxes. Expect them to raise rates and other states to impose estate taxes.
02/17/2011 03:20 pm -
David R. Francis How best to boost the 'working poor'?
Nearly 1 in 3 working families now qualify as 'working poor.' More affordable college – and a more progressive tax system – would help.
02/14/2011 05:37 pm -
Editor's Blog A fond farewell for a 50-year journalist -- and his unique archiving system
Veteran financial journalist David Francis, whose "Economic Scene" column first appeared in the Monitor in 1964, ends his reporting run.
02/11/2011 01:56 pm -
David R. Francis Is honesty waning in American business?
US slips from 19 to 22 in latest ranking of perceived public corruption.
02/11/2011 01:13 pm -
David R. Francis Fed basher Ron Paul should focus on outcome, not process
Rep. Ron Paul wants to reform how monetary policy is made. Other reformers suggest looking at policy outcomes.
02/10/2011 10:32 am -
David R. Francis Not much stimulus from tax-cut deal
How much did the $862 billion stimulus package really help? Will the new tax cuts make any difference?
01/03/2011 02:05 pm -
David R. Francis Bankers arouse public anger. But will they change?
Bankers from Lehman Brothers to Ireland and beyond are increasingly unpopular, but that hasn't impacted their salaries much.
12/30/2010 03:52 pm -
David R. Francis Cut America's debt, but spare Social Security
Congress can cut the budget without hurting Social Security, Medicare, and other social insurance programs.
12/28/2010 02:20 pm -
David R. Francis Slow decade ahead for US, not a lost one
US economy won't endure a 'lost decade' the way Japan did.
12/16/2010 01:12 pm -
David R. Francis Don't understand the economy? It's not your fault.
Even economists don't fully understand the complicated global economy. .
11/29/2010 01:58 pm -
Letters to the Editor - Weekly Issue of November 29, 2010
Readers write in about budget cuts and Britain, billionaires and giving, honesty and US business, and rebranding American government.
11/29/2010 07:46 am -
Letters to the Editor - Weekly Issue of November 8, 2010
Readers write in about the US Navy and partisan politics; deficit reduction and entitlements; government and the economy; and the middle class's deferred dreams.
11/23/2010 05:44 pm -
Want to slash poverty? Look to Latin America.
While poverty has grown in the United States, it's been shrinking in Central and South America.
11/22/2010 03:11 pm -
Afghanistan's linchpin: Kandahar
Kandahar is the Taliban's stronghold and target of an allied assault in Afghanistan. Can NATO win hearts and minds as well as territory?
11/16/2010 09:29 am -
David R. Francis The other recovery to watch: world trade
World trade suffered its worst slump since the Great Depression in 2008 and 2009.
11/10/2010 09:03 am -
Post election, Congress can't ignore the deficit
After midterms, Congress must tackle $1 trillion budget deficit. Proposed: crack down on tax evaders, cut non-war defense spending, and let tax cuts for the wealthy expire as scheduled.
11/01/2010 04:05 pm
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