Topic: Hank Aaron

Health-care costs: Debt talks boost Medicare reform plans

Health-care costs for seniors have been largely picked up by government. But their health-care costs could rise under various Medicare reform plans.

Rickwood Field: A Century in America's Oldest Ballpark

Rickwood Field – the country's oldest ballpark – is rich in baseball lore and legend.

Baseball books: 9 personal favorites

Baseball has been very very good to books. Sure, people like to read about football, basketball, and even (gasp) golf. But no professional athletes seem to have inspired as many words between covers as the boys of summer. The sheer volume of baseball books makes it hard to put together any kind of "best of" list. But I decided to give it a try, enlisting the help of two professional sportswriters (both women, for a fresh perspective). They suggested three personal favorites and then I added three of my own.

In the tea-party-free zone: a serious debate on the budget deficit

Disagreements over the deficit go deeper than rhetoric, let alone angry slogans. Important points have been made on both sides - and you deserve to hear them.

Shaquille O'Neal wants a new nickname: the 'Green Monster'?

Shaquille O'Neal, the newest member of the Boston Celtics, has announced that he's looking for a new nickname. If you think he's just 'Shaq,' you haven't been paying attention.

A-Rod's home run feat: 600 reasons not to care

Blockade Billy

Two great American traditions merge when horror icon Stephen King turns his attention to baseball.

Will Obama's healthcare reform plan cut costs?

Even if lawmakers approve healthcare reform legislation, it's a partial fix, say forecasters. With or without reforms, the America's healthcare spending will rise sharply over the next decade, demanding more cost containment measures.

Obama commission won’t cut deficits. Congress will.

President Obama has created a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to help balance the federal budget by 2015. But few are optimistic about its ability to make substantial cuts.

To advance healthcare reform, Obama comes down on insurers

In his healthcare reform rally in Pennsylvania Monday, Obama vilified insurance companies for denying coverage and raising premiums. In defense, the insurance industry cites soaring costs.

Obama's healthcare plan gets chilly GOP reception

GOP leaders on Capitol Hill criticize Obama's healthcare plan, lowering expectations for Thursday's bipartisan summit on the issue.

Senate healthcare debate Day 2: partisan warfare by amendment

The US Senate began voting Tuesday on amendments and counter-amendments to the healthcare reform bill, as senators battle to shape the final product.

Senate healthcare reform debate begins: public option topic No. 1

In the Senate, debate began Monday on healthcare reform. A look at the senators' likely votes makes it difficult to see how the public option, as it is currently constituted, can survive.

Healthcare reform: Obama cut private deals with likely foes

President Obama struck agreements with insurers, doctors, drug companies, and hospitals to keep them from turning against healthcare reform. What are they?

ECONOMIC SCENE: Why does healthcare reform founder?

Cutting costs would mean trimming pay for too many professionals.

What Hank Aaron and Barack Obama have in common

Thirty-five years after Hank defied threats and hate mail to break Babe Ruth’s home-run record Obama is also showing us a deeper realm of courage, resilience, and justice.

Shhhh... Joe Biden ditches work for baseball game in Baltimore

Obama faces larger problems than Social Security shortfalls

Despite troubled economy, its trust fund should still be able to meet pension payments for another 30 years.

A safety net for government jobs?

Obama's stimulus plan may strive to prevent layoffs of public-sector workers in states, cities.

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When black baseball players had a league of their own

For kids: A picture book looks at the history of African-American baseball in the US.

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